This project contributes to the ongoing work led by ICOMOS-UK and Historic England to create inventories of Intangible Cultural Heritage practiced in the UK. It also explores methodologies to establish national safeguarding strategies and to develop an inclusive ICH policy based on full public engagements.
This project builds on work undertaken in 2021, Intangible Cultural Heritage: Syrians in the UK; Untold Stories, as the first integrative attempt to understand the ICH of displaced Syrians in the UK. Working alongside the Syrian–British Cultural Centre (S-BCC) and its associated Arabic School, the outcomes were celebrated in October 2021, Event explores cultural heritage…
With massive displacement of Syrians inside and outside Syria, traditional experiences, memories, and the heritage values attributed to the communities are facing the utmost risk of eradication. This project aims to explore how intangible cultural heritage (ICH) could inform reshaping cities/towns in post-conflict Syria by studying the deep-rooted interdependency between ICH and their architectural settings.…
This project aims to document, previously undocumented, key architectural elements and subsequently raise awareness among academics, public and Lebanese authorities about the values of old buildings’ detailed features. This is in consideration of digital approaches that reflect the current interactive methods, which proved popularity and usefulness. The focus is on architectural elements of public historic…
This research demonstrates and enhances the role of Virtual Reality technology “VR” and Augmented Reality “AR” in preserving the spatial and visual identities of heritage sites and adding the experience of engaging and interacting with these sites visually by using complex and accurate technology.
